Brief introduction of the project partners
Within this project Hydrex co-operates with partners and subcontractors that already participated in successful LIFE projects. As such Hydrex can rely on their experience and expertise from previous projects that also focussed on the Anti-fouling paints problematic.
The project is a joint co-operation between the technology provider Hydrex, 5 shipowners/shipmanagers, the Antwerp Maritime Academy for academic support, the Port of Antwerp as problem owner and Rijkswaterstaat as governmental body responsible for acquatic environment in the Netherlands. Moreover the consortium is assisted by VITO and ERM.
Hereafter you may find a short introduction of each partner involved in our project
Hydrex N.V. - www.hydrex.be
Hydrex N.V. is a SME and has 30 years of experience in underwater maintenance, design and manufacturing of underwater cleaning equipment. Hydrex gained a unique reputation for its expertise, quality of product and speed of service by developing ways in which work can be carried out underwater without the need for a ship to go into dry-dock, saving enormous amounts of time and money for ship-owners. R&D always had been part of the company's strategy, which resulted in a number of patents for underwater applications. Hydrex is internationally recognised as the most innovating diving company of the world. Prove of this are three different awards for innovative techniques and products that we received in 2002.
Feel free to find out more about us on : www.hydrex.be
Interscan - www.interscan.net
The INTERSCAN Reederei GmbH was founded 1973.
The originally Deutsche Conti Schiffahrtsgesellschaft, founded 1968 has been taken over in 1992 by Wilhelm Mahnke and was then renamed into INTERSCAN Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH.
The company is engaged with chartering of container and multipurpose ships as well with the carriage of forest products and all usual dry cargo within Europe. Moreover the company is managing 11 vessels and one newbuilding of closely related companies.Two 8.200 TDW celled gearless container ships and two 6.300 TDW multipurpose dry cargo vessels equipped with cranes are employed worldwide. Vessels upto 3.500 TDW are trading in the north European area whereof one vessel is equipped with a side lift for paper transport.
Moreover INTERSCAN Schiffahrtsges. mbH is the exclusive broker of tonnage with other ownership.
Feel free to find out more about us on : www.interscan.net
Peter Döhle - www.doehle.de
The company was founded in 1956 by Peter Döhle as an agent to owners ("Vertrauensmakler") to conduct commercial services to coaster vessels' owners including chartering, operation and accounting. The services were rendered mainly for those customers who were working on board of their own ships and demanding an agent ashore to look exclusively after their commercial affairs.
In the beginning only break-bulk, bulk and forest products were shipped, however already in the mid sixties the first smaller container feeder vessels were added in size of 40 TEUS transhipping the first containers coming into Europe and Scandinavia. This was the basis for a development which lead into a diversified fleet of almost 200 vessels which are mainly container vessels, coasters and bulkcarriers up to Panamax size. Additionally a number of associated companies offer their customers multiple services from all fields of the shipping industry.
The fleet today composes out of own, part-owned and exclusively managed ships.
Feel free to find out more about us on : www.doehle.de
Exmar - www.exmar.be
EXMAR is a diversified and independent shipping group serving the international gas and oil industry. Apart from providing the ships for the transportation of these products, it also performs studies and undertakes the management of commercial, technical and administrative activities for the industry.
EXMAR strives to create shareholder value over the long term by balancing long and short-term agreements to counteract volatility in the freight market, combined with providing services that are tailored to the needs of the customer.
EXMAR endeavours to support sustainable growth by attaching the greatest importance to the quality of its fleet, the safety of personnel and equipment and the protection of the environment.
Feel free to find out more about us on : www.exmar.be
Jan De Nul - Codralux - www.jandenul.com
Jan De Nul was established in 1938, by its founder Jan De Nul, as a Civil Engineering and Maritime Construction Company. In 1951, expansion towards dredging started and evolved into its main activity in which Jan De Nul has become a world leader.
Today the Jan De Nul Group is a world leader in dredging, reclamation works and specialized services for offshore pipelines, rock dumping, salvage and heavy lifting. The Jan De Nul Group also offers large-scale environmental services which include soil remediation, confined waste disposal, sludge treatment and organic waste recycling by means of its subsidiary company 'ENVISAN'.
A combination of more than 3000 staff and employees together with the world's most modern and technologically advanced dredging fleet, ranks Jan De Nul Group at the top of the international dredging industry. The Jan De Nul Group's massive expansion policy with respect to its new dredging fleet capacity is unequalled in the dredging sector providing the most modern dredging fleet in the world.
Feel free to find out more about us on : www.jandenul.com
AMA - www.hzs.be
the Antwerp Maritime Academy is a diversified maritime centre of competence. AMA provides education & training, places equipment and know-how at the disposal of third parties and carries out applied scientific research and international projects. AMA already supported Hydrex in the development of the AF paint. Within the project they are resoponsible to set up monitoring plans, evaluate the fuel consumption and help define a life cycle plan.
Feel free to find out more about us on : www.hzs.be
APA - www.portofantwerp.be
The Antwerp Port Authority (APA) owns and manages the port infrastructure (docks, locks, bridges, roads, etc.) as well as the land. It concedes parcels of land for maritime and industrial purposes, keeps going the existing infrastructure (e.g. dredging of commercial docks, maintainance of bridges and locks) and builds new infrastructure in function of economical demands.
As a manager of the waterways within the port area, the APA faces the problem of TBT contaminated sediments in the port and is interested to evaluate the environmental impact of conventional paints compared to ECOTEC-STC. Based on its experience and knowledge from the LIFE "TBT Clean" project, the APA can provide an added value to this project.
Feel free to find out more about us on : www.portofantwerp.be
RWS - www.rijkswaterstaat.nl
Rijkswaterstaat Zeeland is the implementing body of the ministry of transport and water state in the Netherlands. RWS currently runs a project to promote the use of environmentally friendly AF systems for their own fleet and therefore wishes to evaluate the economic and environmental advantages of ECOTEC. Particulary RWS will help define a life cycle plan, provides additional data and reviews environmental reports.
Feel free to find out more about us on : www.rijkswaterstaat.nl
VITO - www.vito.be
The Flemish Institute for technological research has expertise related to marine fuel consumption, transport emissions and strategic environmental impact assessment. VITO will evaluate the fuel consumption and emissions of the 7 monitored vessels and extrapolate the results to Europe. VITO will determine the advantages of the Ecotec-stc system and investigate if the system could be introduced as an overall good policy measure in the maritime sector.
Feel free to find out more about us on : www.vito.be
ERM - www.erm.com
Environmental Resources Management - ERM is a global company specialized in environmental consultancy and providing expertise in the area of environment, health and safety, to clients both in the private and the public sector. ERM has gained experience in the management, technical assistance and evaluation of two LIFE projects: "Ecoware" and "TBT Clean" realized for GHA. In this project ERM will use all existing data from the TBT CLEAN project.
Feel free to find out more about us on : www.erm.com
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